Kev’s Daily Take On 11/18/2024

Timetoast

Susan B. Anthony is arrested for voting on this day in 1872

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Family and Friends

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NATIONAL PRINCESS DAY coincides with the theatrical release of The Swan Princess in 1994.  If you have a princess for a wife, sister, daughter, mom, aunt, cousin or friend, let them know how much they mean to you and how much beauty they bring into the world.

For Fun

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MICKEY MOUSE DAY says HAPPY BIRTHDAY to this iconic character who made his debut on this day in Steamboat Willie back in 1928. This was the first animation that was synced to music and sound effects.

OCCULT DAY searches for the hidden knowledge of life.  While occultism might have been more about world domination and evil spells in the past, today it has more to do with self-enlightenment.  I do believe in the spiritual world and would give a warning that you take care with what you look for and the way you go about it.

On Today’s Menu…

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VICHYSSOISE DAY serves up a cold bowl of soup.  A combination of potatoes, leeks, onions, cream and chicken stock makes for a filling and delicious meal.

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APPLE CIDER DAY can be served cold or hot.  A glass of this sweet drink will not only give you a healthy dose of apple but a very nice feeling as well.

Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations

Women Entrepreneurs Day

National Entrepreneurs Day

Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day

Play Monopoly Day

World Toilet Day

Have a Bad Day Day

On this day…

1307 – William Tell shoots an apple off of his son’s head

1872 – Susan B. Anthony is arrested for illegally voting

1883 – The railroads create the first standard time zones in an effort to make scheduling of trains more efficient – this replaced over 100 previous time zones

1920 – New York City’s Apollo Theater opens

1926 – George Bernard Shaw, never at a loss for words, accepts the Nobel Prize for Literature but refuses the prize money remarking, “I can forgive Alfred Nobel for inventing dynamite, but only a fiend in human form could have invented the Nobel Prize.”

1928 – Disney and Steamboat Willie introduce us to Mickey Mouse

1963 – The first push button telephone debuts in the United States – the beginning of the end for the rotary dial

1978 – Jim Jones and over 900 of his followers are found dead at their compound in Guyana in what is known as the Jonestown Massacre. After a visit from Congressman Leo Ryan and some relatives of his followers did not go well, he had the congressman and 4 others killed.  He then manipulated his followers into drinking cyanide laced punch when he realized his “empire” was about to fall.  He was found dead with a gunshot to the head, and it is not known whether it was self-inflicted or not.

2006 – Celtic Woman sets a world record when their album, Celtic Woman, stays on Billboards World Album Charts for 108 weeks

Happy Birthday to…

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Dorothy Dix (1861-1951)
She was the first syndicated advice columnist who also reported on quite a few high-profile murders

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George Gallup (1901-1984)
Gave us the Gallup Poll

Famous People
Alan Shephard Jr. (1923-1998)
The first American to go into space

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Margaret Atwood (1939- )
She is the author of The Handmaidens Tale, its sequel, The Testaments and The Edible Woman among many other works that show her unique perspective

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Wilma Mankiller (1945-2010)
She was a Native American activist and the first female chief of the Cherokee tribe

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Alan Moore (1953- )
Comic book writer who gave us The Watchmen, V is for Vendetta and Swamp Thing among other interesting stories

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Kirk Hammett (1962- )
Guitarist for Metallica and ranked 11th on Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time

Dear Heavenly Father, please protect us against the forces that work against us.  Forces that tempt us, trip us up and take us away from you.  You have already overcome them and let us look to you for salvation.  I pray this in your name, Jesus, Amen.  

Enjoy the day and make it your own

Thank you to National Day CalendarNational TodayHistory.comBritannica.comWikipediaon this day.com

NationalPrincessDay #NationalVichyssoiseDay #MickeyMouseDay #AppleCiderDay #OccultDay #Enjoythedayandmakeityourown

Happy Birthday to #DorothyDix, #GeorgeGallup, #AlanShepherd, #MargaretAtwood, #WilmaMankiller, #AlanMoore, #KirkHammett

2 responses to “Kev’s Daily Take On 11/18/2024”

  1. As I was reading about the transition from rotary telephones to push-button ones, I remembered that my wife in her teenage years was a model for the Princess phone.

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  2. That is very cool.

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